Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
The Lethbridge Research and Development Centre (Lethbridge RDC) was established in 1906 in Lethbridge, Alberta. It is one the largest facilities within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) network of 20 research and development centres.
The Centre is associated with one satellite location: Vauxhall Research Farm.
Areas of Research
The Lethbridge RDC leads research on beef cattle production systems (health and welfare, food safety, microbiology); crop production (agronomy, breeding, genetics, pathology) and sustainable production systems under dryland and irrigated conditions associated with farming in a semi-arid climate.
Research activities focus on supporting the long-term competitiveness of the sector while reducing the environmental footprint of agricultural practices and maintaining the health and productivity of the agro-ecosystem.
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Sector Needs
The Lethbridge RDC carries out innovative research, development, technology and knowledge transfer activities in support of the AAFC's Strategic Plan for Science, which includes:
Lethbridge RDC has a national mandate for research on feedlot finishing of beef cattle, with a focus on enhancing productivity, reducing adverse environmental impacts, addressing concerns regarding food safety (with a production focus), including antibiotic resistance, animal health and welfare, and mitigating disease threats and their vectors.
Lethbridge RDC’s germplasm and rumen microbe collections support research programs by providing a long-term repository of microbial diversity. The world-class collection includes anaerobic rumen fungi, a broad representation of rumen bacteria including those that are prominent in fibre digestion, and plant-associated fungi and bacteria (pathogenic and non-pathogenic isolates).
New varieties (potatoes, beans, wheat, triticale, rye and forages), sustainable crop production and protection technologies are developed for crops on dry and irrigated lands, adapted to the Canadian prairies. Discovery type science and innovation are conducted using novel technologies, such as remote sensing and imaging technologies, plant biotechnologies and increasing the integration with biological science, breeding, agronomy and farming.
Lethbridge RDC’s research includes nutrient cycling associated with cropping and livestock production; monitoring crop and environmental health using remote sensing and imaging technologies; and ecological modeling to understand the impact of various management practices at the farm level on the local environment.
Meet our Scientists
Find out more about the scientists at Lethbridge Research and Development Centre through their profiles below.
You can also visit the Fields of Science campaign featuring 11 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists from coast to coast. Discover why they chose to pursue a career in agriculture and learn more about their research.
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Scientists and researchers
Publications
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Geddes, C.M.* 2023. Level up your herbicide resistance management plan. Saskatchewan Agronomy Research Update. Saskatoon, SK. Dec 12, 2023. (Oral Presentation). Invited.
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Rajabi, R., Zehtabian, A., Singh, K.D., Tabatabaeenejad, A., Ghamisi, P. and Homayouni, S., "Editorial: Hyperspectral Imaging in Environmental Monitoring and Analysis”, Front. Environ. Sci.", Vol. 11, 2023, doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1353447
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Geddes, C.M.* 2023. Herbicide-resistant weeds and the tragedy of short-term thinking. Canola Industry Meeting, Canola Week 2023. Calgary, AB. Dec 05, 2023. (Oral Presentation). Invited.
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Lee, C., Zaheer, R., Munns, K., Holman, D.B., Van Domselaar, G., Zovoilis, A., McAllister, T.A. (2023). Effect of Antimicrobial Use in Conventional Versus Natural Cattle Feedlots on the Microbiome and Resistome. Microorganisms, [online] 11(12), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11122982
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Singh, K.D., Natarajan, M., Gill, K., Ravichandran, P., Wang. H., and Geddes, C.M., "Digital Imaging System for High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping using Raspberry Pi Computers", 13th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS, IEEE), Athens, Greece, Oct.-Nov. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/WHISPERS61460.2023.10430815
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Wang, H., Singh, K.D., Poudel, H., Ravichandran, P., Natarajan, M., and Eisenreich, B., "Estimation of Crop Height and Digital Biomass from UAV-based Multispectral Imagery", 13th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS, IEEE), Athens, Greece, Oct.-Nov. 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/WHISPERS61460.2023.10431021
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Geddes, C.M.* 2023. Kochia combat: Winning the war with knowledge, innovation and strategy. WinField Agronomy Academy Conference. Saskatoon, SK. Nov 28, 2023. (Oral Presentation). Invited.
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Geddes, C.M.*, Pittman, M., Brown-Livingston, K., and Leeson, J. 2023. Manitoba survey of herbicide-resistant weeds in 2022. 2023 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Weed Science Society. Nov 20-23, 2023. Winnipeg, MB, CA. (Poster Presentation).
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Tidemann BD, Geddes CM, Sharpe SM (2023) Investigating the 2014-2017 Prairie Herbicide Resistance Samples for False Cleavers (Galium spurium) Response to Quinclorac. Canadian Weed Science Society Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, MB. 2023/11/20 - 2023/11/23
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